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Visa requirements for Bahamian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of The Bahamas.As of December 22nd 2024, Bahamian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 161 countries and territories, ranking the Bahamian passport 21st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Holders of diplomatic or official passports issued to nationals of Haiti and holders of diplomatic, official or service passports issued to nationals of Cuba do not require a visa for the Bahamas. Visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and official passports was signed with India but not yet been ratified.
Fully vaccinated travelers and those under 12 will be able to continue to show either a negative PCR test or rapid antigen test to enter.
The Bahamian passport is issued to citizens of the Bahamas for international travel. As of October 2024, Bahamian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 161 countries and territories, ranking the Bahamian passport 21st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index .
The State Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued their highest travel alerts for the Bahamas as COVID-19 cases climb.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Bahamas was a part of the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (). [3] The outbreak was identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, [4] declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, [5] and recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020. [6]
4-5 May – 2024 World Athletics Relays at Nassau [2] 4 December – Clayton Fernander resigns as commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force amid an investigation by the United States into the force's involvement in drug trafficking.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, several COVID-19 vaccines were developed, and in December 2020 the first vaccination campaign was planned. [8] Anticipating the vaccine, on 23 November 2020, Qantas announced that the company would ask for proof of COVID-19 vaccination from international travellers. According to Alan Joyce, the firm's CEO, a ...